Wake and DistrictOct 131 minPrime Day :)Did you know Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice includ...
Wake and DistrictOct 23 minTraditions Never Stop.Firefighters from across the United States of America (including members of Wake and District) will gather together this weekend at the N...
Wake and DistrictOct 21 minMerely Grateful.Listening to pipe bands across social media playing Amazing Grace during the COVID crisis should cause us all to stop, listen and look ar...
Wake and DistrictJul 35 minAs one.We wouldn’t even think about trying to compete with a fireworks display, especially on the Fourth of July. So instead – we will reflect ...
Wake and DistrictJun 122 minSound Observations.Sharing some sound observations from Dalton Marshall on using Zoom Video Communications for mobile pipe band practice sessions... We've b...
Wake and DistrictJun 73 minLooking Back.June 8th marks our 14 year anniversary as an organization; we’ve come so far since our initial meeting and our first year together. Over ...
Wake and DistrictJun 62 minVirtual (mini) Band Contest.We’re all painfully processing the traditional pipe band season being shuttered. This doesn’t mean we can’t continue to make music. As CO...
Wake and DistrictJun 12 minWhy Balmoral?Why do public safety pipe bands play the tune Balmoral to honor their fallen comrades? In asking this question it is important to underst...
Wake and DistrictMay 225 minKneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping.Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. There are many s...
Wake and DistrictMay 101 minSee the forest for the trees.Good Timber, by Douglas Malloch — what a great poem with an awesome reminder that although it is never fun to go through hard things, its...
Wake and DistrictMay 74 minBecause. Mom.This weekend we will be celebrating Mother’s Day. It’s a time we all take a moment to think about all the things our Mothers do for us in...
Wake and DistrictMay 53 min(re) beginFrom LifeHack.org (by CATHERINE ALFORD) — We all know Henry Ford best for founding the world-renowned Ford Motor Company and transforming...
Wake and DistrictApr 252 minLest we forget.Saturday is Anzac Day – a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, originally commemorated by both countries every year ...
Wake and DistrictApr 161 minA gift of Grace.The sound of the bagpipes have always provided dignity and solemnity during times of mourning. Now more than ever, the sorrow of grief-st...
Wake and DistrictApr 141 minAmazed by Grace.Listening to pipe bands across social media playing Amazing Grace during the COVID crisis should cause us all to stop, listen and look ar...
Wake and DistrictApr 121 minGrace under pressure.The phrase “grace under pressure” first gained notoriety when Ernest Hemingway used it in a profile piece written by Dorothy Parker. Park...
Wake and DistrictApr 123 minThe Big Rab Show: the 5 whats Massive thanks to The Big Rab Show for running this series of “5 What’s” and including our wee band from Raleigh, North Carolina 🇺🇸 in ...
Wake and DistrictApr 42 minPlay "as if".Andrew Hoinacki of ar2|drumming is the finest example of how a instructor should operate. His instruction was instrumental keeping Wake &...
Wake and DistrictMar 312 minThe toughest part.On Friday, 11 September 2015 members of Wake and District had the great honor to joyfully fill the air with the sounds of the bagpipes an...
Wake and DistrictMar 108 minMemorization.Sharing from our Senior Pipe Major, Ken McKeveny: Did a bit of research on how to memorize tunes and scrubbed out some things that reall...
